Curriculum Vitae

Duluth News Tribune 12/4/15 (Handel’s Messiah, with the DSSO Chorus and Orchestra): “Chorus master Richard Robbins had his biggest impact on the evening…. The way the chorus sang…was surprisingly powerful, giving the familiar words new vitality.”

University of Houston (MM, 2006, DMA 2010. GPA: 4.00): choral conducting with a secondary concentration in music history. Dissertation: A 1629 Vespers by Leandro Gallerano: A Musical and Liturgical Consideration, with Critical Edition and Commentary

Florida State University (BME, 1999. GPA: 3.93): music education with a minor in psychology, summa cum laude with liberal studies honors

University of Houston (Director and Instructor of Record of University Men’s Chorus & Concert Women’s Chorus) 2004-2009. Invited performance at Texas Collegiate Women’s Chorus Festival (Austin, TX). Assisted in all aspects of the choral program. Increased enrollment in ensembles under my direction. Prepared multiple opera choruses and served as assistant director of Moores School Concert Chorale, Collegium Musicum, and Choral Artists. Designed uhchoirs.org website

Public School Teaching

High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Houston, TX) 2010-2014. Choir director, solo voice instructor, musical director. Teacher of the Year (2013). Nominated for Best Music Director, Best Orchestra, Tommy Tune Awards (2013). Member, Campus-wide Strategic Decision Making Committee. Member, Project Advisory Team for planned $84 million downtown campus. Invited performances with Houston Symphony, visiting classical musicians (Chanticleer) and popular music groups through the Grammy foundation. Performance of Distinction, San Antonio Madrigal Festival (2013). National performing tours to St. Louis and New Orleans. 1st place and 2nd place, Texas Early Music Festival (2012, 2013).